1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Hear how a consortium of 14 libraries founded on the principles of resource sharing and collaboration to benefit all libraries created a library collection analysis system. They have a strong history of innovation which began with the development of the CARL integrated library system, Gold Rush one of the first electronic management systems and the latest development a Library Catalog Comparison system, LCCS. This talk discusses how the LCCS is used in our consortium for content management and analysis, how libraries outside of the consortium have used it, the underlying cutting edge software that powers the system, the future expansion and growth of the software and the pros and cons of developing your own system versus licensing a commercial product.
